東海道五十三次・庄野 白雨, Sudden Shower at Shōno, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, Edo period (1615?1868), 1834?35, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Image: 9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. (24. 8 x 36. 2 cm), Prints, Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797?1858 Tokyo (Edo) ), One of the best-known scenes from this series, Sudden Shower at Shōno demonstrates Hiroshige's genius at capturing the sensation of a violent rainstorm. Palanquin bearers and villagers dash through the storm, and sheets of rain are represented with distinct slanted lines